Pyroneura niasana burmana (Evans, 1926)

Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ Up. Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ Un. Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ Up. Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.
Pyroneura niasana burmana ♀ Up. Pyroneura niasana burmana ♀ Un. Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ genitalia Pyroneura niasana burmana ♂ genitalia
♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Plastingia callineura burmana Evans, 1926
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:444.
TL : 'Cachar [Assam] to S. Burma [S.Myanmar]' [Dawna Range, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar (Dawna Range), P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Palawan.
Pyroneura niasana burmana map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Plastingia callineura burmana ; Evans,1949 : 315. (Siam)
Pyroneura niasana burmana ; Pinratana,1985 : 82, pl.27, fig.175,♂. (Surat Thani; Trang)
Pyroneura niasana burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 802, pl.368, figs.H205,♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Thanto)
Pyroneura niasana burmana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 81, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone)
Pyroneura niasana burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 860, pl.397, figs.H203,♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Thanto)
Pyroneura perakana perakana ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 110, figs.Abb.H-198-199. (Phang Nga)
Pyroneura niasana burmana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies (9-11)
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1):49-83, pl.30 ; (2):427-446, pl.31 ; (3):615-637, pl.32.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix+1-502, pls.1-35. London.

Eliot, J.N.,1967 : Revisional Notes on oriental Butterflies, with special Reference to Malaya. (Part 4)
Entomologist 100(1249):146-156. (23 figs)


Pyroneura niasana burmana ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.09.11 - 2025.01.31.

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